Category: Epic of Gilgamesh

The art of storytelling is depicted cleverly in The Epic of Gilgamesh. The author takes us on a journey of transformation seen in the life of Gilgamesh. The epic starts by describing who Gilgamesh is and how he came into being. He was the son of Lugalbanda and son of the august cow Rimat-Ninsun and…

Literature is the basis of knowledge. Everything we know, or claim to know, has come from literature in one way or another. At some point, people realized, an oral presentation wasn’t enough. To improve and develop as a society, people needed to keep records of ideas, experiments, and narratives. By writing down literature, people were…

The Journey Towards Greater Insight and Death The Babylonian Epic of the valiant hero Gilgamesh, king of Uruk, consists of a series of episodes, which all primarily center on one theme, human attitudes towards death. By focusing on one persons struggle to accept death as one of the fundamental conditions of life. The epic stresses…

Homer’s Odyssey and the Epic of Gilgamesh are famous mythological ventures that have been attributed to their heroic characters. Comparing these two mythological heroes through literature can assist us on hold close to how unique are their characteristics and heroic ideals. This Comparison of the Odyssey and Gilgamesh has helped in discovering the similarities and…

The use of the savage to contrast civilization is one that has long been utilized, established back in literary pieces such as The Epic of Gilgamesh as well as the story of Rama the Steadfast. Eventually, it was the Greeks who further defined the savage as a barbarian or someone who was foreign, non-greek, or…

The famous playwright Euripides once said, One loyal friend is worth ten thousand relatives (Inspringquotes.us). The presence of friends makes our life worthwhile, but it is difficult to find a decent companion who will be with us in all the circumstances of life. In the ancient Babylonian epic Gilgamesh, we can observe a close bonded…

Dear Mr. Gilgamesh, You had probably passed away a long time ago or maybe you have gained the immortality that you were seeking. Although I am writing to let you know that you have completed your mission and your goal in this life. You had succeeded in stamping your name in our minds. However, some…

Happy endings are common in literature and they end the story with a positive resolution or outcome. I believe that happy endings are also predictable in the sense that you can make the assumption that the protagonists will have everything work out in their favor before reaching the end of the story. However, not all…

Invisibility of women The role of women in different periods and countries of each text is almost the same and women are equally evaluated during different times. The main role of women is presented as a mother who cares for children and who is responsible for their safety and prudence. Except for mens women-relatives (mother,…

The Epic of Gilgamesh is recited through the literacy mechanisms of poems that survived from Sumerian Literature, as further enlightening how ancient times contended and how ancient people lived reflected on moments that revolved around key components: death, life, and what is life beyond death, relying on how someone conjured these stages of life, whiles…